Easy come, easy go...

That's how it always seems to be.
We get money, and we don't have it a full day and Frank already has it spent in his head.
And those of you that know Frank know he hates taking NO for an answer.
This one is partially my fault though.
I put the idea in his head.
We finally sold the boat :(
I know, i'm really sad about it.
But with Em being so little, it would be practically impossible to use the boat this summer.
And finding people to go on the boat every weekend so we can ski and tube isn't as easy as you'd think it would be.
But now we have the pool, so i think it's a pretty fair trade.
And we've vowed to get another boat in a few years when the kids get a bit older.
But anyway, back to the story.
We sold the boat, so now we have the money for that.
Frank wants to buy a hot tub.
Not that i don't want one, but when would we use it?
The way it is, by the time he gets home from work,
he showers and spends a little time with the girls,
we eat dinner,
clean up,
then it's time to start the bed time rituals (ie baths, stories and cuddles).
By the time that's all done, its late.
He can't even stay awake past dinner time the way it is,
and he thinks he can stay awake past the girls bedtime just to get in a hot tub?!
HA!
So when he was making his usual plea for what he wants,
i made the suggestion "Why don't we go look at beds".
I should have emphasized LOOK a bit better.
In his typical way, looking means coming home with something right then and there.
So needless to say, we went to Shimocks and Baders, and now we have a new bed.
This didn't come without a fight though.
Of course, he isn't happy with just a new bed,
he wants to entire 6 piece bedroom suit, plus 2 end tables, plus everything else he saw.
And of course he wasn't happy with a queen bed, he wanted the king.
Even though i told him the difference in the price of sheets from queen to king is a lot.
So after arguing, and me making my points well known,
we ended up getting just the queen bed, but we got the best mattress available.
I thought it was a good compromise.
Plus i told him we could get the bedroom suit pieces one by one.
We dont' need them all right now.
My most compelling argument is simply, "Just because we have all this money now, doesn't mean we have to run right out and spend it all".
Why doesn't he understand that?!
Is it a guy thing?!
But he at least gets the new bed he wants, so now i don't have to hear him complain about how much his body hurts from an old bed.